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andrew thomas joining us from sydney with the latest on that case, andrew. >> reporter: it's so complicated. a very sad story. this is a somali lady her name -- well, she's known by the pseudonym of abbey ann, she tried to come to australia by boat but she was sent immediately to an australian-run prison effectively in another country in nauru. at some point there she became pregnant. she said she was raped. there was outcry in australia because abortions and she claimed she wanted one aren't allowed they are illegal in nauru she was flown two weeks ago to australia to have an a boring, but after five days she was sent back to nauru by the australian government. they said when she was here in australia she changed her mind and decided she didn't want one. she says that isn't true she just wanted more time to make up her mind. the on outcry here and internationally including overnight by the united nations means that australia's government has now said that it will bring her back to australia and she will see counselors and decide once again whether she is to have an abortion. it just illust
andrew thomas joining us from sydney with the latest on that case, andrew. >> reporter: it's so complicated. a very sad story. this is a somali lady her name -- well, she's known by the pseudonym of abbey ann, she tried to come to australia by boat but she was sent immediately to an australian-run prison effectively in another country in nauru. at some point there she became pregnant. she said she was raped. there was outcry in australia because abortions and she claimed she wanted one...
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andrew thomas has the latest from sydney. >> reporter: the somali lady known by the sued then abby ann has way refugees who dried to come to australia by boat but under the tough policy against refugees plied after she was arrived she was deport today an australian run prison in nauru and told she would never get to reset physical australia even if she was a genuine refugees. somehow in nauru she became pregnant. she says she was raped. a boxer, she claimed she wanted an abortion is illegal in nauru so campaigners in australia made the australian government bring her to australia for that procedure. it took her a few weeks ago but she did a rave and five days later she was sent back to that lou by the australian government having not had the procedure. australian's government said she changed her mind. she did need that through her lawyers in australia. she said she simply wanted more time to make up her mind. either way, she said he still wanted the procedure to done. well, overnight the united nations said that it was very concerned about her case. that it wanted her brought back to
andrew thomas has the latest from sydney. >> reporter: the somali lady known by the sued then abby ann has way refugees who dried to come to australia by boat but under the tough policy against refugees plied after she was arrived she was deport today an australian run prison in nauru and told she would never get to reset physical australia even if she was a genuine refugees. somehow in nauru she became pregnant. she says she was raped. a boxer, she claimed she wanted an abortion is...
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andrew thomas has more. >> a somali lady, a refugee trying to come to australia by boat. under the tough policy immediately after she arrived she was deported to an australian-run prison in another country in nauru, told she'll never get to resettle in australia, even if a genuine refugee n nauru she became pregnant. she said she was raped. abortion is illegal in nauru. campaigners in australia made the australian government bring her to australia. it took them a few weeks to do so. she arrived. five days later she was sent back to nauru having not had the procedure. australia government said she changed her mind. she denied that through her lawyers, and said she wanted more time. either way she wanted the procedure down. the united nations said it was concerned about her case. they wanted her brought back for an abortion if she wants one, the australian government has under mounting pressure re-lend, and they'll come back with sessions for counsellors to decide whether she wants the procedure done. >> this is a small microsad story illustrative of the way australia treat
andrew thomas has more. >> a somali lady, a refugee trying to come to australia by boat. under the tough policy immediately after she arrived she was deported to an australian-run prison in another country in nauru, told she'll never get to resettle in australia, even if a genuine refugee n nauru she became pregnant. she said she was raped. abortion is illegal in nauru. campaigners in australia made the australian government bring her to australia. it took them a few weeks to do so. she...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >> german car-maker announced a third-term loss of $4 billion. the latest figures after they admitted cheating emission tests. emma haywoodins us. the results, are they worse than analysts expected. >> i think it is a blow. men predicted an operating loss for the third quarter of the year of about $3.8 billion. it is the first loss for vw in about 15 years. compared to the same quarter last year, vw made a profit of about $3.5 billion. so you can see the extent of the scandal and the effect that is happening on vw. all this will be watched closely at vw's headquarters in wolves burg. >> reporter: it's shift changed time for some of 60,000 employees much vw's huge plant at wolfsburg, a town built on their success. half of its workforce is employed by vw. ever since the emissions scandal broke, there has been concerns beyond the company gate. >> it's a depressing atmosphere. we talk about it all the time. >> the atmosphere is down, a lot are cautious. they don't know how it will continue. next year will be tough for vw. surely vw will bounce back i
andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >> german car-maker announced a third-term loss of $4 billion. the latest figures after they admitted cheating emission tests. emma haywoodins us. the results, are they worse than analysts expected. >> i think it is a blow. men predicted an operating loss for the third quarter of the year of about $3.8 billion. it is the first loss for vw in about 15 years. compared to the same quarter last year, vw made a profit of about $3.5 billion. so you can...
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andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: did australia's government pay people smugglers this money for a lawless venture with evidence of criminal activity. that's what amnesty international says when may the australian military intercepted a boat off of the coast. there having interviewed the crew and passengers, $32,000 was handed over by australian officials who demanded the passengers be taken back to indonesia. >> it is really shocking that a democratic country like australia -- that this kind of thing could be happening in the name of the australian public. >> reporter: they say this mobile phone footage was shot on board the boat. it's report does back up what al jazeera was told by the boat's captain in june. >> translator: i said we needed money so we could return. they said okay, we'll help you. >> reporter: amnesty says it amounts to a people's smuggling crime but australia's government won't go after its own. on thursday it reacted angerly to the whole report. >> our australian officials operate in accordance with domestic australian law and in accordance with our internation
andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: did australia's government pay people smugglers this money for a lawless venture with evidence of criminal activity. that's what amnesty international says when may the australian military intercepted a boat off of the coast. there having interviewed the crew and passengers, $32,000 was handed over by australian officials who demanded the passengers be taken back to indonesia. >> it is really shocking that a democratic country like australia --...
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the incidents in june spashd a parliamentary inquiry andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: this comprehensive and damming report primarily rates to an incidents that took place back in may when an australian military vessel intercepted a both of refugees coming from indonesia. and what amnesty international alleged is that the crew of that boat were paid a substantial amount of money, $32,000 to turn around and take their passengers back to indonesia. i am pleased to say that the author of this report from amnesty joins me. anna, what evidence have you got? >> it is compelling and coverprene prehencei. based upon detailed interviews. all 62 adult asylum seekers as well as six crew members. these people were held in differently locations and, as far as we know, have not seen each other since the end of may. their telephones were remarkably consistent and packed up by video evidence as well as interviews we did with indonesian police. >> would this constitute a crime by the australian government? >> yes, it would under the tr s trans-inational crimes convention, it's obliged
the incidents in june spashd a parliamentary inquiry andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: this comprehensive and damming report primarily rates to an incidents that took place back in may when an australian military vessel intercepted a both of refugees coming from indonesia. and what amnesty international alleged is that the crew of that boat were paid a substantial amount of money, $32,000 to turn around and take their passengers back to indonesia. i am pleased to say that...
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andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: this comprehensive and damning report by amnesty international primarily relates to an incidents that took place back in may. when an australian military vessel intercepted a boat of refugees coming from indonesia. and what amnesty international allege is that the crew of that boat were paid a substantial amount of money, $32,000 to turn around and take their passengers back to indonesia. well, i am please today say that the author of this report from amnesty joins me now. anna, what evidence have you got that it payment took place? >> ouour evidence is compelling and very comprehensive. the research is based on detailed interviews with everyone who was on board that boat. so all 62 adult asylum supers as well as the six crew members. then held in different locations and and as far as we know have not seen each other from may and their testimonies were remarkably similar and backed up by described yo evidence and as well as i want views with indonesian police. >> reporter: would this constitute a crime in. >> yes, it would. under the convention t
andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: this comprehensive and damning report by amnesty international primarily relates to an incidents that took place back in may. when an australian military vessel intercepted a boat of refugees coming from indonesia. and what amnesty international allege is that the crew of that boat were paid a substantial amount of money, $32,000 to turn around and take their passengers back to indonesia. well, i am please today say that the author of this...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >>> tanzania's opposition presidential candidate has called for a vote recount of sunday's general election. former prime minister accused the electoral commission of falsifying figures to favor the ruling party. it was the country's closest fought election in more than five decades. the final results are expected later on thursday. meanwhile, election results from a semi autonomous island have been scrapped. the opposition's civic united front is claiming it won the poll. the election commission chief says the vote was not free and fair. catherine soi joins you live. very uncertain situation there in san is a bar, how that likely to impact the national count? >>> absolutely very uncertain times here. we spoke to the chair american of the national election coalition he said whatever happens in zanzibar does not affect the national. san izanzibar is semi autonomouo they get to elect their own president, they have their own constitution and their own electoral laws and commission as well. the lan is san is zanzibar he l commission. their board conduct
andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >>> tanzania's opposition presidential candidate has called for a vote recount of sunday's general election. former prime minister accused the electoral commission of falsifying figures to favor the ruling party. it was the country's closest fought election in more than five decades. the final results are expected later on thursday. meanwhile, election results from a semi autonomous island have been scrapped. the opposition's civic united front is...
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andrew thomas sydney. >>> do stay with us. ahead on the program. opposition parties in tanzania cry foul over the general elections. plus. >> we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know thousand do the job. >> u.s. republican presidential hopefuls trying to show that they are the right person for the top job. >> ali velshi, lifting the lid... >> cameras in place for money and not safety. >> on the red light controversy. >> they don't give two cent about your safety. >> there's an increase in rear end accidents. >> ali velshi on target: hitting the breaks. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. ♪ ♪ >>> held going, a reminder of the stop stories -- top tories here in al jazeera. it's the first time all major international players in the conflict will be in the same room. a vote carrying refugees has sunk off the greek island of lesbos, at least three people have been killed and 242 others have been rescued.
andrew thomas sydney. >>> do stay with us. ahead on the program. opposition parties in tanzania cry foul over the general elections. plus. >> we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know thousand do the job. >> u.s. republican presidential hopefuls trying to show that they are the right person for the top job. >> ali velshi, lifting the lid... >> cameras in place for money and not safety. >> on the red light controversy. >> they don't give two cent...
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but as andrew thomas reports there is still some optimism. >> reporter: it is the least-touched continent on earth, millions of square kilometers of sea, ice, and life. no polar bears. but penguins, other birds and fish that live nowhere else. antarctica's ecosystems are available within themselves. but they are also essential laboratories for measuring the effects of climate change. >> given all of these impacts, it's important that we're able to establish what has happened through climate change and what has happened through fishing, whether it's tourism, shipping, or fishing. so by having control areas, you have those areas contracted and get a good scientific control. >> reporter: for the past five years meetings here, delegates have been dnegotiating. agreement needs consensus. in previous year russia and china vetoes proposals. they want the right to fish freely. >> every year that these are not established, it's open for fishing, and other activities that could degrade the ecosystem, so it's really system that these are put in place as soon as possible to protect them. >> reporter:
but as andrew thomas reports there is still some optimism. >> reporter: it is the least-touched continent on earth, millions of square kilometers of sea, ice, and life. no polar bears. but penguins, other birds and fish that live nowhere else. antarctica's ecosystems are available within themselves. but they are also essential laboratories for measuring the effects of climate change. >> given all of these impacts, it's important that we're able to establish what has happened through...
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andrew thomas is in australia where the apt action tick marine commission is meeting. this isn't the happy ending that a lot of activists and governments were looking forward to then. >> reporter: well, sammy the meeting is still going on downstairs and haven't made their formal announcements but we are hearing it is unlikely they will be agreed to they are ye. very disappointing. base as you say for five years straight now they have tried to agree these marine park areas and yet again it seems they will be blocked. we are hearing that china, at the last minute, is now agreeing to one of those two areas becoming a marine park area. but that rush is al jazeera is still not on board. there will be further meetings between now and another meeting in a year's time. the hope is that a meeting then can set the marine park up. i am joined by mark -- by mark epstein from the antarctic and southern ocean coalition. mark, let's go back to basics, why do you believe it's so important for these marine park -- marine protected areas to be established. >> right. we talk about marine
andrew thomas is in australia where the apt action tick marine commission is meeting. this isn't the happy ending that a lot of activists and governments were looking forward to then. >> reporter: well, sammy the meeting is still going on downstairs and haven't made their formal announcements but we are hearing it is unlikely they will be agreed to they are ye. very disappointing. base as you say for five years straight now they have tried to agree these marine park areas and yet again it...
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andrew thomas has been covering it for us. >> reporter: it's unlikelily this will be agreed to this year, very disappointing because as you say for five years straight now they have tried to agree yet again it seems they will be blocked. we are hearing that china at the last minute is now agreeing to one of those two areas becoming a marine park area. but russia is still not on board. there will be further meetings between now and another meeting in a year's time. the hope now is that a meeting then can set these marine parks up. i am joined by mark epstein from the antarctic and southern ocean coalition. mark, let's go back to basics. why do you believe it's so important for these marine park -- marine protected areas to be established. >> we talk about both marine protected areas and marine reserves, marine reserves meaning don't take zones, they are important because they live up to what the conservation -- the commission for the conservation of antarctic marine resources was create today do which is help preserve and conserve the 10,000 species that the live in the southern oceans bu
andrew thomas has been covering it for us. >> reporter: it's unlikelily this will be agreed to this year, very disappointing because as you say for five years straight now they have tried to agree yet again it seems they will be blocked. we are hearing that china at the last minute is now agreeing to one of those two areas becoming a marine park area. but russia is still not on board. there will be further meetings between now and another meeting in a year's time. the hope now is that a...
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thomas has been covering the story for us. >> reporter: antarctica is one of the most presteen areas on earth and the least touched continent and species that exist no where else and the hope and has been the hope for a few years is set up marine protected areas in antarctica that largely ban fishing, certainly keep other interested commercial partners out so that the species and the eco systems can thrive and see effects of climate change and a laboratory in a sense and mark ebsteen is from the antarctica and southern coalition and mark it's important this area is protected and tell us again why. >> as you said they are incredibly important species that live and depend on healthy ocean eco system and compared to the rest of the world where 80, 85, 90% of fishing stocks have been depleted here they are a thriving populations that we hope will be maintained but they also are there and are important to larger predators such as sea lions, penguins and whales. >> and in the past russia and china have be enthe two countries that have vetoed this and china is prepared to sign up for at lea
thomas has been covering the story for us. >> reporter: antarctica is one of the most presteen areas on earth and the least touched continent and species that exist no where else and the hope and has been the hope for a few years is set up marine protected areas in antarctica that largely ban fishing, certainly keep other interested commercial partners out so that the species and the eco systems can thrive and see effects of climate change and a laboratory in a sense and mark ebsteen is...
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andrew thomas, hobart. >> more to come this offer. the solar power set ups that are keeping zimbabweans in business. >> i'm le lee lee wellings, will the mighty all blacks be stopped by their rivals australia? >> welcome back. in zimbabwe street lamps are being replaced with solar power ones. we have reports on a campaign to overcome an energy crisis. >> the $50 solar system keeps him in business. zimbabwe produces 1,000 mega watts a day, less than half what what is needed. electric ones are being phased out. >> i don't think we can afford looking at people who have-laid off jobs. the cash is not able. >> a 100 water heater costs $100 after installation. the average life span is three years before some maintenance is needed. >> we like to be serving 300 or more mega watts of electricity consumption. it means that we're going to be serving 60%. >> poor families are being told they're able to buy imported heaters as a government subsidized price that will be announced soon. >> we're waiting for european countries, but in particular germ
andrew thomas, hobart. >> more to come this offer. the solar power set ups that are keeping zimbabweans in business. >> i'm le lee lee wellings, will the mighty all blacks be stopped by their rivals australia? >> welcome back. in zimbabwe street lamps are being replaced with solar power ones. we have reports on a campaign to overcome an energy crisis. >> the $50 solar system keeps him in business. zimbabwe produces 1,000 mega watts a day, less than half what what is...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera, hobart. >> roe manpolanski will not be extradited to the u.s. plus more than half of its people living without electricity, how zimbabwe is using solar power to solve its energy crisis. ergy crisis. >> a polish court has rejected the u.s. court's request to extradite roman polanski. polanski is currently filming in poland but did not appear in court today. the judge said turning him over would be a deprivation of liberty. prosecutors in los angeles say they may appeal the ruling. >>> now our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. >>> but first a look at the the arab news writes, a smear campaign of the united states despite its strong allegiance to the u.s. the paper blames the iran nuclear deal and warming relations between iran and the west, because saudi arabia is no friend of tehran. >>> britain's the independent writes, the end of china's one child policy will not change much in the country. it will not cause the population growth rate to skyrocket, as urbanization lead to smalle
andrew thomas, al jazeera, hobart. >> roe manpolanski will not be extradited to the u.s. plus more than half of its people living without electricity, how zimbabwe is using solar power to solve its energy crisis. ergy crisis. >> a polish court has rejected the u.s. court's request to extradite roman polanski. polanski is currently filming in poland but did not appear in court today. the judge said turning him over would be a deprivation of liberty. prosecutors in los angeles say...
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. >>> al jazeera's andrew thomas is in sydney to look at the effect the deal will have on australia he says plaintiffers are worried 78 the big winners in australia are agricultural. thethey can sell more. selling more commodities tariff free. advertising banking, they are pleased an area this they see that they have a competitive vantage in can be sold more cheaply. manufacturers are much more concerned, cheaper imports of clothes from vietnam could push down wages and cost jobs. andrew robb australian's trade minister said over you would it's a good deal for australia and could increase gdp up to 1%. concerned about increased medicine costs were unfounded he says he has held term over demands by the united states over increase to -- demands to increase copyrights, he said the costs of medicine will not go up as a result of this deal. >>> still to come on the show. turk a excuses russia of violating its air space for a second time as nate a warns moscow against what it calls irresponsible behavior. and why angola's government is under pressure to explain exactly why it jailed 16 men.
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. >>> andrew thomas is in sidney to look at the effects it will have on australia and saying many manufacturers there are concerned. >> for australia the big winners are if the agricultural sectors and should put the products in united states, malaysia and japan and all producers to sell more commodities tarif free and advertis advertisers and banking and an area they see they have a competitive advantage of they can be sold more cheaply elsewhere and manufacturing industries in australia are concerned and cheaper imports from clothes from vietnam can push down wages and cost job as andrew rob the trade minister said it would be a good deal for australia and increase gdp even up to 1% and concerns about medicine costs were unfounded because he is held firm over demands by the united states to increase copyright and he says the cost of medicines will not go up as a result of this deal. >>> a cricketer who played for the team is in course di after torturing a 11-year-old girl and he hands himself over to authorities on monday after being on the run for more than three weeks and suspended from all
. >>> andrew thomas is in sidney to look at the effects it will have on australia and saying many manufacturers there are concerned. >> for australia the big winners are if the agricultural sectors and should put the products in united states, malaysia and japan and all producers to sell more commodities tarif free and advertis advertisers and banking and an area they see they have a competitive advantage of they can be sold more cheaply elsewhere and manufacturing industries in...
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andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: in a sport dominated by men, the novelty of female drivers brings attention. the supercar race is an endurance event, two drivers share 161 lapse of a track a little over 6 kilometers long. they are the first female pair to complete in 17 years. but both professional drivers, the ladies are used to standing out. >> it just starts from the beginning. when we look at go-carting, there are hundreds of boys and maybe five girls go-carting. >> reporter: it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in this race, ability and possibility of winning attracts sponsors but so does novelty. men often suggest she gets more support than them, because she can wear a skirt and look pretty. in general, though, men are supportive. one in particular, racing against them will gracey's boyfriend. your own hopes for this weekend to beat your girlfriend or win the race? >> equally important i think. >> reporter: the supercar racing is still fairly niche national, formula 1 is the pinnacle of motor sport. >> i hope there's more females in general racing in the hope
andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: in a sport dominated by men, the novelty of female drivers brings attention. the supercar race is an endurance event, two drivers share 161 lapse of a track a little over 6 kilometers long. they are the first female pair to complete in 17 years. but both professional drivers, the ladies are used to standing out. >> it just starts from the beginning. when we look at go-carting, there are hundreds of boys and maybe five girls go-carting. >>...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera, bathhurst. >> there is aljazeera.com, the address on your screen, that's aljazeera.com. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight need for speed. the nationwide broadband battle, leaving customers caught in the middle. plus solar oil. how the dirty job of drilling for crude could go green. the battle for economic prosperity in the 21st century has convinced many american cities that they will be left in the dust if they don't offer
andrew thomas, al jazeera, bathhurst. >> there is aljazeera.com, the address on your screen, that's aljazeera.com. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight need for speed. the nationwide broadband battle, leaving customers caught in the middle. plus solar oil. how the dirty job of drilling for crude could go green. the battle for economic prosperity in the 21st century has convinced many american cities that they will be left in the dust if they don't offer
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andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: in a sport dominated by men, the novelty of female drivers brings attention. the v8 super car race is an inning insurancinning endurance. they are the first female pair to to compete it in for seven jeans years17years, but profess. the ladies are used to standing out. >> it just starts from the beginning when we look at go-karting hundreds of boys and maybe five girls, so then right in the beginning the ratio is much different. >> reporter: it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in this race. ability and possibility of winning attract sponsors but so does novelly. gracie says men suggest she gets more support than them because she can wear a kurt skir skirt k april i in general men are supportive. one in particular, racing against gracie will be her boyfriend, last year he came fifth. your own hopes for this weekend to beat your girlfriend or win is race? >> i think really important, i won't hear the end of it if she beats me. >> reporter: reasonably big in australia. v8 superstar racing is fairly in addition internationally. formula o
andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: in a sport dominated by men, the novelty of female drivers brings attention. the v8 super car race is an inning insurancinning endurance. they are the first female pair to to compete it in for seven jeans years17years, but profess. the ladies are used to standing out. >> it just starts from the beginning when we look at go-karting hundreds of boys and maybe five girls, so then right in the beginning the ratio is much different. >> reporter:...
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andrew thomas has more. >> reporter: in a sport dominated by men, the novelty of female drivers brings attention. bathurst v8 is an endurance event. two drivers sharing 161 laps of a track over 600km wrong. this two ... >>> let's take you to morocco, you can see the head of the u.n. mission in libya about to hold a media conference. he, of course, being locked in peace talks in morocco, with the two rival libyan governments. we are expecting them to announce some kind of deal that the two sides have reached. a deal would bring together libya's two rival government. one is the general national congress - that has been operating out of the capital tripoli. it was established when an alliance of former rebels known as libya dawn took over tripoli in 2014. they pushed out the internationally recognised government. moving to the eastern city of tobruk. this administration is seen by the up -- u.n. and arab league as the legitimate government. this is the head of the mission. let's listen to what he has to say. >> okay. are you ready? >> yes. >> yes. so after a year of work in these processe
andrew thomas has more. >> reporter: in a sport dominated by men, the novelty of female drivers brings attention. bathurst v8 is an endurance event. two drivers sharing 161 laps of a track over 600km wrong. this two ... >>> let's take you to morocco, you can see the head of the u.n. mission in libya about to hold a media conference. he, of course, being locked in peace talks in morocco, with the two rival libyan governments. we are expecting them to announce some kind of deal...
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andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: this footage is three year's old. al jazeera was invited to watch australian soldiers build what they called a detention center for asylum seeshgs, but now the media is banned from visiting the island state. the government had said journal lists needed to pay $6,000 to apply for a visa. but al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. nauru's government claims what was effectively a prison for refugees now an open facility. the president wrote recently that: but banning reporters casts doubt on that. >> the allegations we're hearing are very serious. this involves sexual abuse of women and children, young children inside the center. we're hearing allegations of rape. >> reporter: there is no independent scrutiny of what is going on. nauru's government has backed away to give all asylum seekers a decision by this weekend as to whether a they would be recognized as refugees. those nauru insides are not genuine refugees will be deported to their countries. the rest will be resettled in anot
andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: this footage is three year's old. al jazeera was invited to watch australian soldiers build what they called a detention center for asylum seeshgs, but now the media is banned from visiting the island state. the government had said journal lists needed to pay $6,000 to apply for a visa. but al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. nauru's government claims what was effectively a prison for refugees now an open...
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thomas rerts. >> reporter: this footage is three years old, al jazeera was invited to naru to watch australia soldiers to build what they called a detention center for asylum seekers but now media is banned from visiting here and journalists needed to pay $6,000 to apply for a visa but in an e-mail from the government al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. naru's government claims what was effectively a prison for refugees is now an open facility, the president wrote recently that refugees were regularly seen swimming, dining out and enjoying a lifestyle that is safe but banning reporters cast doubt on that. >> the allegations we are hearing are very serious and it involves sexual abuse of women and children, the young children inside the center, we are hearing allegations of rape. >> there is no independent scrutiny of what is going on. naru's government has also backed away from a commitment it gave at the beginning of the week to give asylum seeker as decision by this weekend as to whether they would be recognized as refugees, one to two hundr
thomas rerts. >> reporter: this footage is three years old, al jazeera was invited to naru to watch australia soldiers to build what they called a detention center for asylum seekers but now media is banned from visiting here and journalists needed to pay $6,000 to apply for a visa but in an e-mail from the government al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. naru's government claims what was effectively a prison for refugees is now an open facility, the...
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as andrew thomas reports from sydney, officials are shutting down media cove coverage of a re center. >> al jazeera was invited to naru to watch the building of a detention center, thousands, media is banned. journalists had to pay $6,000 to pay for a visa. but in an e-mail from the government al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. naru's government says what was effectively a prison for refugees is now an open facility. the president wrote recently that refugees were regularly seen swimming, dining out and enjoying a lifestyle that is safe. but banning reporters cast doubt on that. >> the allegations we're hearing are very serious, this involved sexual abuse of women and children, young children inside the center. we're hearing allegations of rape. there is no independent scrutiny of what's going on. naru's government has also backed away from a commitment it gave earlier this week to give all asylum seekers, the word whether they would be recognized as refugees, one to 200 will have to wait a lot longer. those naru decides are not genuine refugee
as andrew thomas reports from sydney, officials are shutting down media cove coverage of a re center. >> al jazeera was invited to naru to watch the building of a detention center, thousands, media is banned. journalists had to pay $6,000 to pay for a visa. but in an e-mail from the government al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. naru's government says what was effectively a prison for refugees is now an open facility. the president wrote recently...
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andrew jackson, a pop lift let that expire. and for 60 years, we were behind every other country in the world. every other country had a central bank to be a lender of last resort in a crisis. our banks were keeping their own reserves and going in the tank when there is stress. how many time do we have to learn that lesson? >> has the central bank become too central? not too power full but too central to our economic fortunes. has the legislative branch, the executive branch become too reliant on the federal reserve to bail us out of trouble? >> well, you know, that's a very good question. look, the whole forecast government has become more central to our lives than it was 100 years ago when there was a terrible depression in the 1890s. grover cleveland set people should help the government, not vice versa. an our attitude changed. the fed is much more up front and at the center of things than the founders, you know, could have envisioned. and it's more central. the fed was founded in 1913, the 12 banks existed for very physica
andrew jackson, a pop lift let that expire. and for 60 years, we were behind every other country in the world. every other country had a central bank to be a lender of last resort in a crisis. our banks were keeping their own reserves and going in the tank when there is stress. how many time do we have to learn that lesson? >> has the central bank become too central? not too power full but too central to our economic fortunes. has the legislative branch, the executive branch become too...
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thomas hannibal, paris moffat, andrew videau, jason thomas. they were all out there when my son was murdered. i fight for other mothers and fathers. the mayor said i know who killed your son. how long do we have to grieve? i have been doing this for 9 years. the pain is still the same. no one should walk away from us. we are not going to hurt anybody. we can speak for our children better than anyone else. >> thank you, next speaker, please. public speaker: good afternoon, everybody. san francisco has a long history of displace ment. i have lost my home and they promise equity and unfortunately a decade long work towards at a goal that began in 1995 and directors and in 2007 with your legislative body has been put to a halt. now, many folks facing gentrification for the third time. with increase or promise of evictions from the mayor's office of housing. if i may have the overhead, please. thank you. now, these evictions they will commence october 12th, black on white. it says so there. if you do not sign your new lease it may become a public h
thomas hannibal, paris moffat, andrew videau, jason thomas. they were all out there when my son was murdered. i fight for other mothers and fathers. the mayor said i know who killed your son. how long do we have to grieve? i have been doing this for 9 years. the pain is still the same. no one should walk away from us. we are not going to hurt anybody. we can speak for our children better than anyone else. >> thank you, next speaker, please. public speaker: good afternoon, everybody. san...
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. >> well, andrew, we go big here on "squawk box," the favorite win of thomas jefferson and hemming way, the most valuable wine in the world, this is a $30,000 bottle, and, yes, we'll drink some coming up on "squawk box." the great beauty of owning a property is that you can create wealth through capital appreciation, and this has been denied to many south africans for generations. this is an opportunity to right that wrong. the idea was to bring capital into the affordable housing space in south africa, with a fund that offers families of modest income safe and good accommodation. citi got involved very early on and showed an enormous commitment. and that gave other investors confidence. citi's really unique, because they bring deep understanding of what's happening in africa. i really believe we only live once, and so you need to take an idea that you have and go for it. you have the opportunity to say, "i've been part of the creation of over 27,000 units of housing," and to replicate this across the entire african continent. >>> what better way to celebrate squauk's 20th anniversary
. >> well, andrew, we go big here on "squawk box," the favorite win of thomas jefferson and hemming way, the most valuable wine in the world, this is a $30,000 bottle, and, yes, we'll drink some coming up on "squawk box." the great beauty of owning a property is that you can create wealth through capital appreciation, and this has been denied to many south africans for generations. this is an opportunity to right that wrong. the idea was to bring capital into the...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera. >>> and there is more news on our website, just go to aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera - the president of liberia ellen johnson sirleaf. >> my life story of fighting and getting up and being beaten and rising again and fighting for the things i believe in. >> the first woman elected to lead an african country has spent almost a decade rebuilding post-conflict liberia. >> people were tired of war. war was seen as something that had been initiated and carried on largely by men. so women were ready for change. >> she survived a violently abusive husband - and advocating for women's rights and full gender quality have been among the president's main priorities. >> i'm optimistic that if we continue on the progress we have already made, that we can get to - that is a battle that i'm going to fight. >> under sirleaf's leadership the small country on africa's western coast saw strong advances in economic growth - but the ebola crisis dealt a devastating blow. >> ebola was an unknown enemy, i didn't know what to do. nobody knew what to do, nobody coul
andrew thomas, al jazeera. >>> and there is more news on our website, just go to aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera - the president of liberia ellen johnson sirleaf. >> my life story of fighting and getting up and being beaten and rising again and fighting for the things i believe in. >> the first woman elected to lead an african country has spent almost a decade rebuilding post-conflict liberia. >> people were tired of war. war was seen as...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera, central australia. innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wild fire. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight: technkow in search of the great american prarie. >> we're in the prarie state yet ironically, we have such little of it left. >> farming and overdevelopment killed it, now get ready for this... an explosition of color and the return of these native animals. >> how many plant speices do you have in here? >> but volunteers trying to bring back one of the planets most complex ecosystems ran into trouble. >> we just needed something to help level the playing field. >> why a certain animal from america's past was needed to pull off the impossible. >> we've just arrived at the nachusa grassland and i'm seeing these bisson for the first time. >> marita davison is an environmental biologist. tonight, a trip to the heartland. >> oh, there's a baby! >> cara santa maria
andrew thomas, al jazeera, central australia. innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wild fire. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight: technkow in search of the great american prarie. >> we're in the prarie state yet ironically, we have such little of it left. >> farming and overdevelopment killed it, now get ready for this... an...
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andrew jackson is on several notes, thomas jefferson, lincoln, madison is also on a large sized $5,000 note. mckinley is on the $10 bill. in today's smaller notes, he was on the $500 bill, as you might recall. here is a new president popping up, james monroe on this $100 silver certificate of 1878 through 1891. george washington appears the most on currency. what has happened here? he appears on 10 different types of large sized banknotes, five different denominations. then he appears on all of these fractional banknotes. so washington was a very popular figure in this day and of course , he is today on the one dollar bill. do we need to keep going here? oops. oh, ok. a\i mentioned, the portraits vary quite a bit during this period. these are all portraits of alexander hamilton that appeared on different banknotes. this is probably the most familiar portrait, because this was on hours for a long time before they blew it up. here are a couple of notes that are only a few years apart. he looks a lot more fleshy here than he did in this portrait. here is an entirely different view of him
andrew jackson is on several notes, thomas jefferson, lincoln, madison is also on a large sized $5,000 note. mckinley is on the $10 bill. in today's smaller notes, he was on the $500 bill, as you might recall. here is a new president popping up, james monroe on this $100 silver certificate of 1878 through 1891. george washington appears the most on currency. what has happened here? he appears on 10 different types of large sized banknotes, five different denominations. then he appears on all of...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera, sidney. >> don't forget, as always, more on all our top stories on the website aljazeera.com. china's one child policy has quoted controversy, from accusations of the state confiscating children, to forced abortions. today it is being blamed for a declining fertility rate and a major gender imbalance, with more than 30 million men, to women by 2020. i'm steve chow on this edition of 101 east, we ask if the days of china's one child polices is coming to an end. >> for 21-month-old lin jiahe, saturdays begins in with a menagerie of toys... ...under a shower of attention. >> little jiahe is an only child. he holds the most precious place in the household, with parents and grandparents catering to his every whim... and documenting his every move. >> "i am constantly writing to my son, telling him my thoughts and feelings in micro-blogs or postcards, which he will see in the future. i'm writing down the problems i have encountered and the way i have found to tackle them in the hope that they will be useful to my son when he grows up." >> jiahe and his parents are typ
andrew thomas, al jazeera, sidney. >> don't forget, as always, more on all our top stories on the website aljazeera.com. china's one child policy has quoted controversy, from accusations of the state confiscating children, to forced abortions. today it is being blamed for a declining fertility rate and a major gender imbalance, with more than 30 million men, to women by 2020. i'm steve chow on this edition of 101 east, we ask if the days of china's one child polices is coming to an end....
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. >> i'm andrew thomas. why the next big cyber crime could be virtual murder. israel has rejected a palestinian plea to the united nations for an international force to police the al-aqsa mosque compound. access to the site's been a catalyst of two weeks of violence that has led to the deaths of 39 palestinians and seven israelis. five palestinians were killed on friday. more on the diplomacy in a moment but first andrew simmons reports on the latest violence. >> reporter: after friday prayers, in gaza, more shooting from israeli army and more killing of palestinians. the number of casualty rising, as palestinians try to breach the border fencing. these clashes came in bethlehem in the occupied west bank, there were similar scenes in hebron. a palestinian man dressed like a journalist was shot dead, after police say he stabbed a soldier who was moderately wounded. all over the west bank there were standoffs conflicts and injuries. no major incident as palestinians faced roadblocks and numerous checkpoints and searches in order to make what used to be short jour
. >> i'm andrew thomas. why the next big cyber crime could be virtual murder. israel has rejected a palestinian plea to the united nations for an international force to police the al-aqsa mosque compound. access to the site's been a catalyst of two weeks of violence that has led to the deaths of 39 palestinians and seven israelis. five palestinians were killed on friday. more on the diplomacy in a moment but first andrew simmons reports on the latest violence. >> reporter: after...
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andrew thomas reports. >>reporter: a text message from her bank warned rhonda to check her account. when she did, she found it had been emptied. probably by stealing posts from her mailbox, somebody had gathered enough information to pretend they were her on the phone and carry out transactions. the bank refunded the stolen money but a second attempt was made. >> what's going to happen next. my identity will probably be used over and over again. details are already out there. i can't stop that. >>reporter: it's a growing problem worldwide. in australia and new zealand, more than a million people have their identity compromised each year. established for the most traumatic cases. it's had more than 14,000 calls in ten months. >> one in five people require professional mental health support. to have your identity stolen, there's always something over your head. you don't get your identity back. >>reporter: in some cases, the identities stolen are from the dead. when malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down last year, criminals saw an opportunity. >> within three days of that plane go
andrew thomas reports. >>reporter: a text message from her bank warned rhonda to check her account. when she did, she found it had been emptied. probably by stealing posts from her mailbox, somebody had gathered enough information to pretend they were her on the phone and carry out transactions. the bank refunded the stolen money but a second attempt was made. >> what's going to happen next. my identity will probably be used over and over again. details are already out there. i...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> remember finds much more on everything we are covering right here. the address for that is: aljazeera.com. new york new york 8.4 million people call the city home. >> it's snowing hard in central park and 20 in midtown and snowfall one to two feet and saying we could have snow hour. >> the coldest winter in 81 years and coincides with a grim reality. more people in new york city are
andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> remember finds much more on everything we are covering right here. the address for that is: aljazeera.com. new york new york 8.4 million people call the city home. >> it's snowing hard in central park and 20 in midtown and snowfall one to two feet and saying we could have snow hour. >> the coldest winter in 81 years and coincides with a grim reality. more people in new york city are
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. >> i'm andrew thomas in a graveyard in sydney. why some security experts are worried the next big cyber crime could be virtual murder. >>> hello, two palestinian youths died in the latest round of violence in the israeli occupied territories of east jerusalem and hebron. israeli setters will white are said to have shot a 16-year-old palestinian for allegedly trying to stab him. this raises the death toll to 41 palestinians killed and seven israelis since violence began in october. crossing over to mike hanna, from occupied east jerusalem, to tell us about the incidents that took place this occupied east jerusalem and hebron. >> we can flesh out a little more of what happened in each of these instances. in hebron we understand a man allegedly attempted to attack a settler. he was then shot and killed by police. now, we have spoken to somebody who lives right next to where the incident took place, and he makes clear he didn't see the event happen, but people who did told him that there was no attack, a knife was found at the scene,
. >> i'm andrew thomas in a graveyard in sydney. why some security experts are worried the next big cyber crime could be virtual murder. >>> hello, two palestinian youths died in the latest round of violence in the israeli occupied territories of east jerusalem and hebron. israeli setters will white are said to have shot a 16-year-old palestinian for allegedly trying to stab him. this raises the death toll to 41 palestinians killed and seven israelis since violence began in...
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andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> reporter: a text message from her bank warned her to check her account. when she did, she found it was emptied, probably by stealing post from her mailbox, someone gathered enough information to precedent they were her. the bank refunded stolen money, a second attempt was made. >> where is this going to stop. what will happen next. i think my identity will be used again and again, details are out there. i can't stop that. >> reporter: identity theft is a growing problem worldwide. in australia and new zealand more than a million people have their identity compromised each year. a helpline has been established for the most traumatic cases, they had more than 14,000 calls in 10 months. one in five of our clients require professional mental health support. to have the identity stolen, there's something over your head. you don't get your identity back. >> in some case, the identity stolen is from the dead. when malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down last year, criminals saw an opportunity. within three days of that plane going down, mobile phones,
andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> reporter: a text message from her bank warned her to check her account. when she did, she found it was emptied, probably by stealing post from her mailbox, someone gathered enough information to precedent they were her. the bank refunded stolen money, a second attempt was made. >> where is this going to stop. what will happen next. i think my identity will be used again and again, details are out there. i can't stop that. >> reporter:...
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. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru. a fame out site in australia, and an famous aboriginal site. so why are tourists still tracking up >>> voting under way in what is expected to be the tightest election in tanzania since independence. africa's longest reining political apart, the ccm is under pressure from on opposition alliance trying to capitalize on public discontent. catherine wambua-soi joins us to tell us what is going on, and what the electoral process is. after people actually cast their ballots? >> we are just hearing of some scuffles at a polling takes not far from here. some people, about 50 of them, are saying they cannot find their names in the voting list. having said that this election, this process has been, by and large, a smooth and well-organized. at least where i am. people have been awaiting since the polls started, patiently, to vote. they just want to finish quickly and go home and wait for the results. about your question about the process - polls close at 4. after that founding starts in the polling stations and then this polling and counting will send t
. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru. a fame out site in australia, and an famous aboriginal site. so why are tourists still tracking up >>> voting under way in what is expected to be the tightest election in tanzania since independence. africa's longest reining political apart, the ccm is under pressure from on opposition alliance trying to capitalize on public discontent. catherine wambua-soi joins us to tell us what is going on, and what the electoral process is. after people...
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. >> i'm andrew thomas at ooul rur in australia. a world famous landmark and for aboriginal people a sacred site - when tourists climb it they are insulted. why are people still trekking up? >>> hello. polls opened in what is expected to be the fighters ever election in tanzania. africa's longest reining political party, the ccm has been in power for the last 54 years since independence. they are under pressure from on opposition alliance trying to capitalise on public discontent. catherine wambua-soi reports from dar es salam. >> the president resigned in 2008 because of a corruption scandal. he denied involvement in fraud and is promising change. >> we'll lead you well, get you out of poverty, fight corruption and transform education. >> reporter: ccm's candidate and minister for work john magufuli is credited with overseeing most infrastructure projects in tanzania, and will continue that job. political rallies like this - if you attend you under the excitement and intensity. the ccm is facing fierce competition. crowds like this
. >> i'm andrew thomas at ooul rur in australia. a world famous landmark and for aboriginal people a sacred site - when tourists climb it they are insulted. why are people still trekking up? >>> hello. polls opened in what is expected to be the fighters ever election in tanzania. africa's longest reining political party, the ccm has been in power for the last 54 years since independence. they are under pressure from on opposition alliance trying to capitalise on public...
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. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru, it was through years ago that this australian landmark was handed back to indigenous owners. i'll bring you the celebrations and looking at the practical impact the handover has this. >> in sport, lewis hamilton wins a third formula 1 championship title. we'll tell you how he did it. it. >>>welcome back. a controversial film exploring gang rapes in india could be in the running for an oscar, it is banned in india, it is opening in cinemas across the united states, where celebrities including sean penn and merrill streep celebrated it for covering a difficult subject. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: this director is the toast of hollywood. her documentary "india's daughter" celebrated by sean penn and merrill streep. >> movie reel: the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old girl on her way home from a movie triggered an awakening that took many by surprise. >> reporter: the film was inspired by mass protests taking place after the rape and murder of a 23-year-old on a bus. but indian feminists have not embraced the film, which was banned by the governme
. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru, it was through years ago that this australian landmark was handed back to indigenous owners. i'll bring you the celebrations and looking at the practical impact the handover has this. >> in sport, lewis hamilton wins a third formula 1 championship title. we'll tell you how he did it. it. >>>welcome back. a controversial film exploring gang rapes in india could be in the running for an oscar, it is banned in india, it is opening in cinemas...
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. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru in australia, a world famous landmark and for aboriginal people, a sacred site. when tourists climb it they are insulted. so why are people still trekking up? >>> hello, the syrian president bashar al-assad says he's ready to take part in elections, and that a political solution to end the war is possible. he made the comment to a delegation of russian lawmakers no damascus. he says a political deal will depend on eliminating terrorist organizations. he travelled to moscow, to meet vladimir putin, who has been backing his regime. a political solution to the war was part of discussions between u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the saudi arabian foreign minister on saturday. >> translation: we discussed a way forward for syria. we need negotiations for political solution complying with the conventions of geneva 1. be need all parties around the table. we need to preserve the unity of syria, but bashar al-assad can't play a role in its future. >> reporter: a writer and former editor of a newspaper says a political solution depend on many factors. >> the r
. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru in australia, a world famous landmark and for aboriginal people, a sacred site. when tourists climb it they are insulted. so why are people still trekking up? >>> hello, the syrian president bashar al-assad says he's ready to take part in elections, and that a political solution to end the war is possible. he made the comment to a delegation of russian lawmakers no damascus. he says a political deal will depend on eliminating terrorist...
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as andrew thomas reports, the 30th anniversary has been a time of celebration and reflection. >> geologists think uluru has stood for hundreds of millions of years, a tip of a rock extending 5km underground. for tens of thousands of years indigenous people made it central to culture and belief. in 1873 colonialists arrived, declared it ayres rock and cleared aboriginal people from the area. in 1985, 30 years ago, the wrong was but right at a ceremony at its base. uluru was handed back for them to manage live and earn revenue from. >> i place in the hands of the aboriginal land trust the title deeds. >> reporter: back then a handover was controversial, a light plane was flown over the ceremony, with a slogan of those opposed. >> what i remember on the day was a sea of people. it was a big deal handing back a major icon. when you hand it to one group of people, making it awkward for the new australians to come to come to grips with. >> now the handover is seen as a high point for aboriginal land rights and reconciliation between first australians and descendants of colonialists. >> we realize
as andrew thomas reports, the 30th anniversary has been a time of celebration and reflection. >> geologists think uluru has stood for hundreds of millions of years, a tip of a rock extending 5km underground. for tens of thousands of years indigenous people made it central to culture and belief. in 1873 colonialists arrived, declared it ayres rock and cleared aboriginal people from the area. in 1985, 30 years ago, the wrong was but right at a ceremony at its base. uluru was handed back for...
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andrew thomas, uluru central australia. the third kwhip title the first to win back to back titles finishing second. the win gives handle ton his 21st victory over two seasons and his 10th this year. >> a quick reminder. keep up-to-date all of the news on our website. there it is on your careen. the address, aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com. >>> tonight the middle east is in flames. president obama's foreign policies failed the region and the united states say critics. in the panel secret x-ray surveillance on the streets of new york. you may be dosed with radiation and not know it. like most americans - i love football. will injuries of athletes in school weaken our like for the game. >>
andrew thomas, uluru central australia. the third kwhip title the first to win back to back titles finishing second. the win gives handle ton his 21st victory over two seasons and his 10th this year. >> a quick reminder. keep up-to-date all of the news on our website. there it is on your careen. the address, aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com. >>> tonight the middle east is in flames. president obama's foreign policies failed the region and the united states say critics. in the...
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andrew thomas, al jazeera, hobart. >> there are less than 24 hours to go before australia takes on new zealand in the finals of the rugby world cup. the colors are the wallabes home team. lee wells reports. wellings rep. >> australia against nld, at new zealand, at twickingham for the first time. what's scare about these all blacks they might be the best team yet. they've won 13 consecutive world cup matches. in their quarter final they won beautifully. in their destiny final against south africa, they showed they could win amazingly too. the trophy four years ago. >> doesn't matter what you do in life experiences, it is massive. and you know this team has lots of experience, ones you learn from and ones you don't. hopefully we've learned enough. >> australia were given a fright two weeks ago when they beat scotland by a single point. outscoring england by four tries to none. >> we know it's going to be extremely physical and we want to be able to last that so i believe we've prepared accordingly. once the 80 minutes starts not only will your preparations take hold but a lot of the rea
andrew thomas, al jazeera, hobart. >> there are less than 24 hours to go before australia takes on new zealand in the finals of the rugby world cup. the colors are the wallabes home team. lee wells reports. wellings rep. >> australia against nld, at new zealand, at twickingham for the first time. what's scare about these all blacks they might be the best team yet. they've won 13 consecutive world cup matches. in their quarter final they won beautifully. in their destiny final...